Igneous Rock Collection

Devil's Tower Devil's Tower or Bear Lodge (Mato [ie Mateo] Tepee of the... 1888. Creator: John C. H. Grabill)
Devil's Tower. Devil's Tower or Bear Lodge. (Mato [i.e. Mateo] Tepee of the Indians), as seen from the east side. Located near the Belle Fourche river, in Wyoming []

Devil's Tower From West side showing millions of tons of fallen rock Tower 800... 1890. Creator: John C. H. Grabill
Devil's Tower From West side showing millions of tons of fallen rock Tower 800... 1890

Vishnu Trivikrama, Pala period, 11th century. Creator: Unknown
Vishnu Trivikrama, Pala period, 11th century

Snake Goddess Manasa, Pala period, c. 11th century. Creator: Unknown
Snake Goddess Manasa, Pala period, c. 11th century

Covered Cup, German, ca. 1500-1550. Creator: Unknown
Covered Cup, German, ca. 1500-1550

A Weathered Kenyte Boulder Near the Winter Quarters, c1908, (1909). Kenyte is a variety of porphyritic phonolite or trachyte (igneous volcanic rock)

A Great Kenyte Boulder Close To The Winter Quarters, c1908, (1909). Kenyte is a variety of porphyritic phonolite or trachyte (igneous volcanic rock)

Explorers with Humboldts expedition at the basalt cliffs at Regla, Mexico, c1820-1839. German naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldts (1769-1859) interests included geophysics

Near view of one of the Shiant Isles, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, 1829. Artist
Near view of one of the Shiant Isles, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, 1829. The islands are notable for their geology, with cliffs consisting of great columns of dolerite

A View of Ben Eim, 1813. Artist: Samuel Middiman
A View of Ben Eim, 1813. Otherwise known as Bla Bheinn - or Blaven. One of the most magnificent mountains in Britain; a great isolated citadel of rock stands apart from the rest of the Cuillin Ridge

Giants Causeway, Antrim, Northern Ireland. Artist: Keystone View Company
Giants Causeway, Antrim, Northern Ireland. Legend has it that the Irish giant, Finn McCool, built the Giants Causeway in order to cross the Irish Sea to fight his Scottish counterpart, Benandonner

In the Wishing Chair, Giants Causeway, Antrim, Northern Ireland. Artist: Excelsior Stereoscopic Tours
In the Wishing Chair, Giants Causeway, Antrim, Northern Ireland. Legend has it that the Irish giant, Finn McCool, built the Giants Causeway in order to cross the Irish sea to fight his Scottish

Corries in the Black Cuillin Hills, Isle of Skye, Scotland, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Corries in the Black Cuillin Hills, Isle of Skye, Scotland, 20th century. A corrie, is the Scottish term for the French word Cirque used to describe a valley, land formed by glacial erosion

The Black Cuillin and Loch Scavaig near Elgol, Isle of Skye, Scotland, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
The Black Cuillin and Loch Scavaig near Elgol, Isle of Skye, Scotland, 20th century. The peaks of the Black Cuillin are mainly composed of gabbro

The Black Cuillins across Loch Scavaig, Isle of Skye, Scotland, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
The Black Cuillins across Loch Scavaig, Isle of Skye, Scotland, 20th century. The peaks of the Black Cuillin are mainly composed of gabbro

Sample of Moon Rock brought back by Apollo 14, 1971
A sample of basalt brought back by Apollo 14 on 5th February 1971. Sample no. 14306

Cross-section of the Brocken, Harz Mountains, Germany, showing geological strata, 1823. From Nature Displayed by Simeon Shaw. (London, 1823)

Geology and Palaeontology, c1880. Diagram showing geological eras and periods with the rock strata associated with each (right) as well as the types of flora and fauna alive at the time

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